Harris Center

The Jay Dee and Alice C. Harris Center houses Southern Utah University's gymnastics facility, one of the most advanced training facilities in the nation. Boasting a complete array of gymnastics training equipment and spotting systems, the Center is constantly being upgraded to keep pace with the latest innovations in gymnastics training.

Currently, the center houses two complete pit systems, one geared to tumbling and beam dismounts and the other to uneven bars and vault. The pit systems provide the ultimate in safety while accommodating training in the most advanced gymnastics techniques. Even the most dangerous of gymnastics skills can be practiced in the facility within the limits of reasonable safety.

The facility's floor, vaults, beams and bars are the most advanced equipment available and will easily allow a squad of 16 gymnasts to work out unencumbered by other athletes. Indeed, the Pavilion holds up to 95 youth gymnasts during summer camps and club workouts.

Opened in June of 1990, the Center is named in recognition of longtime SUU supporters Jay Dee and Alice C. Harris and is the centerpiece of the ongoing expansion of Southern Utah University's Coliseum complex. The Harris Center houses Southern Utah's athletic department offices in its West Wing, while the East Wing is currently being readied for future occupation.